The veteran's widow is appealing for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, which were awarded on December 2, 2003. The appeal includes a claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the November 1983 rating decision that denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The earlier effective date claim is intertwined with the CUE claim regarding the denial of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death in 1983.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0612499
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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